On the night of July 2, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the “Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodsknaftaorgsintez” refinery in Kstov (Nizhny Novgorod region), which is one of the largest in the Russian Federation. After the attack, a fire broke out at the enterprise.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, the attack damaged the AVT-6 primary oil refining unit.
from Russian channels
The “Lukoil-Nizhnegorodsknaftaorgsintez” refinery processes approximately 17 million tons of oil per year. The plant produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel for the Russian army.
Ukrainian troops also struck a railway bridge across the Siversky Donets River in the Stanytsia Luhanska area, which the Russian army uses for logistics.
A warehouse with drones in the Zaporizhzhia region and a command and observation post in the Vilshana district of the Kharkiv region were also under attack.
- At the end of May, the “Lukoil-Nizhnyegorodsknaftaorgsintez” refinery suspended operations due to an attack by Ukrainian drones.
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